State of Hope Application

State of Hope is an initiative that seeks to encourage nonprofits, philanthropies, government, businesses and communities to collaborate closely to build local safety nets that will prevent conditions that contribute to disparities in education, threaten a family’s self-sufficiency and could lead to child abuse and neglect.

Fill out the application below to apply for funding for a community project through Georgia’s State of Hope application. Due to technical limitations, the application can only be saved and continued once per user. It is suggested that you save your content in a separate Word document and copy and paste into the application.

Your Community of Hope Story

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Name*
First Last
Organization Name (if applicable):
Physical Address*
Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Mailing Address
Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

If different than physical address.
Email*
Enter Email Confirm Email
Phone*
Region Served (See map of regions below):*
For DFCS Regions Map click here
Counties Served:
- Appling
- Atkinson
- Bacon
- Baker
- Baldwin
- Banks
- Barrow
- Bartow
- Ben Hill
- Berrien
- Bibb
- Bleckley
- Brantley
- Brooks
- Bryan
- Bulloch
- Burke
- Butts
- Calhoun
- Camden
- Candler
- Carroll
- Catoosa
- Charlton
- Chatham
- Chattahoochee
- Chattooga
- Cherokee
- Clarke
- Clay
- Clayton
- Clinch
- Cobb
- Coffee
- Colquitt
- Columbia
- Cook
- Coweta
- Crawford
- Crisp
- Dade
- Dawson
- De Kalb
- Decatur
- Dodge
- Dooly
- Dougherty
- Douglas
- Early
- Echols
- Effingham
- Elbert
- Emanuel
- Evans
- Fannin
- Fayette
- Floyd
- Forsyth
- Franklin
- Fulton
- Gilmer
- Glascock
- Glynn
- Gordon
- Grady
- Greene
- Gwinnett
- Habersham
- Hall
- Hancock
- Haralson
- Harris
- Hart
- Heard
- Henry
- Houston
- Irwin
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Jeff Davis
- Jefferson
- Jenkins
- Johnson
- Jones
- Lamar
- Lanier
- Laurens
- Lee
- Liberty
- Lincoln
- Long
- Lowndes
- Lumpkin
- Macon
- Madison
- Marion
- McDuffie
- McIntosh
- Meriwether
- Miller
- Mitchell
- Monroe
- Montgomery
- Morgan
- Murray
- Muscogee
- Newton
- Oconee
- Oglethorpe
- Paulding
- Peach
- Pickens
- Pierce
- Pike
- Polk
- Pulaski
- Putnam
- Quitman
- Rabun
- Randolph
- Richmond
- Rockdale
- Schley
- Screven
- Seminole
- Spalding
- Stephens
- Stewart
- Sumter
- Talbot
- Taliaferro
- Tattnall
- Taylor
- Telfair
- Terrell
- Thomas
- Tift
- Toombs
- Towns
- Treutlen
- Troup
- Turner
- Twiggs
- Union
- Upson
- Walker
- Walton
- Ware
- Warren
- Washington
- Wayne
- Webster
- Wheeler
- White
- Whitfield
- Wilcox
- Wilkes
- Wilkinson
- Worth
Please select which best describes your relation to the State of Hope*
- Continuation of funding for existing site
- Re-application of a non-funded site
- New applicant
Who Are You?
Which Opportunity of Hope does your big idea address? (You can select more than one)*
- Education
- Trauma-Informed
- Quality Caregiving
- Economic Self-Sufficiency
Briefly tell us who you are and why you want to be a part of State of Hope.*
Briefly describe your Big Idea to create hope.*
Briefly define your Big Idea to create hope and include any details of changes since initial funding, or indicate if this Big Idea is a new idea*
Tell us why you want to receive additional funds for your State of Hope project.*
4. Is this a new or existing project for your organization?*
- New Project
- Existing Project
The Big Idea
How does the continuation of your efforts connect with the outcome for State of Hope? To answer this question, click on the link and use this as the basis for your answer. A Theory of Change is a comprehensive description and illustration of how and why a desired change is expected to happen. It maps out the connection between what a program or change initiative does (its activities or interventions) and how these lead to desired goals being achieved. State of Hope Theory of Change document
How does your Big Idea connect with these outcomes? Click on the link to use this as the basis for your answer. A Theory of Change is a comprehensive description and illustration of how and why a desired change is expected to happen. It maps out the connection between what a program or change initiative does (its activities or interventions) and how these lead to desired goals being achieved. State of Hope Theory of Change document
Which elements of the Theory of Changes does your project address?*
- Increased educational attainment among youth
- Trauma responsive practice reflected in programs & services
- Improved caregiving capacity
- Increase job readiness and access to employment opportunities
- Attention to equity & inclusion reflected in programs & services
- Strengthened formal and informal networks
How does your project address hope?
Tell Us More About Your Experiences in the Ecosystem
Building on the reporting you’ve already submitted for your first round of funding, what program outcomes did you accomplish since your last application?*
What partnerships, skills, knowledge, tools, equipment and other resources did you obtain, improve, or retain while in the State of Hope ecosystem?*
What other sources do you have to assist with sustainability?*
Your Inspiration
Before you submit your application, we are asking that you gather current input (within 90 days of submission) from the community on your big idea or project. To accomplish this, we are asking that you attend one or more community gatherings where you can pitch your idea, get feedback and learn about what your community really needs. Be creative - go to where the people are: church gatherings, sporting events, local festivals, etc. Additional ideas can be found in the State of Hope toolkit. Tell us what you learned.
Where did you go?*
Who did you talk to?*
What did you learn?*
How will you apply what you learned to your Big Idea?*
Your Partners
Who are/will be your partners on your big idea? What will be their contributions?*
Who are your community stakeholders and what are their contributions to your project?*
Please provide at least one letter of support (up to three letters) from a partner or community stakeholder detailing: How did you partner together? and What was the impact of your collaboration? (You can upload or provide links to these letter(s) at the end of this application)*
Who else do you need at the table as partners and why?*
What is your plan to engage those who are missing?*
Hope In Action
How will you continue to engage the community in your project?*
How does this big idea/project benefit those in your community who may have the most difficult (or unique) challenges? Who all benefits and how?*
How is this idea different from what is currently being done in your community?*
How will the community be involved throughout the process?*
What is your plan to sustain your “Big Idea” beyond this funding source?*
Resources
How much funding are you requesting for your big idea?*
Please enter a number from 0 to 75000.
Project budges should be between $0 and $75,000
Please include a simple budget below to indicate how funds will be utilized.
What resources (money, people, places and/or things, etc.) have you already invested?*
What additional resources ( money, people, places and/or things, etc.) are needed to make it happen?*
What additional resources ( money, people, places and/or things, etc.) did you take advantage of?*
Success
What will success for your project look like?*
What will success for your project look like with this continuation of funding?*
How will you measure the success of your big idea?*
How will you measure the success of the continuation of your big idea?*
Supporting Materials
We encourage you to be creative! Please provide any materials in support of your big idea (pictures, links to videos, documents, etc.). However, this is not required.
Upload pictures and/or documents here.
Files must be under 10MB. Please paste links to any larger files in the field below.
Paste any links to videos or other media files here.
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You may save your application one time and return to complete it later using the link below. Please save the link on the next screen to return to the application. If you email the link to yourself, you may need to check your spam or junk folder for the emailed link.

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State of Hope Application

Your Community of Hope Story

Who Are You?

The Big Idea

Tell Us More About Your Experiences in the Ecosystem

Your Inspiration

Your Partners

Hope In Action

Resources

Success

Supporting Materials

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